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Mississippi State Football Team History

Mississippi State Bulldogs

University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Emory Bellard
Conference: Southeastern-

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1895 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Emory Bellard enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Memphis	34	7	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Louisiana Tech	31	11	W
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Vanderbilt	24	14	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Florida	15	21	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Illinois	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Southern Mississippi	14	42	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Miami	34	31	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Auburn	24	21	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Alabama	6	3	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Louisiana State	55	31	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Mississippi	19	14	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Dec. 27	Nebraska	17	31	L	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

1980 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	301
Scoring Average	25.1
Points Allowed	247
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	73-63
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	9-3-0	AP

1980 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	12-0	333	137	Won 17-10	6-0	169	78	Vince Dooley
Alabama	10-2	352	98	Won 30-2	5-1	210	66	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi State	9-3	301	247	Lost 17-31	5-1	143	104	Emory Bellard
Florida	8-4	256	186	Won 35-20	4-2	102	93	Charley Pell
Louisiana State	7-4	213	193		4-2	138	133	Jerry Stovall
Tennessee	5-6	256	189		3-3	162	90	Johnny Majors
Mississippi	3-8	263	266		2-5	136	182	Steve Sloan
Kentucky	3-8	167	280		1-5	70	161	Fran Curci
Auburn	5-6	235	238		0-6	87	173	Doug Barfield
Vanderbilt	2-9	140	352		0-6	51	215	George MacIntyre

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.